How hard is it to score 5,000 points in the playoffs? Only 6 people in the NBA can do it, 1 active player, and Durant is 122 points behind

Preface

With the end of the regular season, the playoffs are about to usher in a more exciting and exciting playoffs, and as a higher-level stage, only those who can "kill the Quartet" here can be regarded as real stars. The reason why Embiid and Harden are not recognized by the outside world is because their performance in the playoffs is completely inconsistent with the regular season, but on the other hand, Durant, James and others, their current status naturally has a lot to do with their inexplicable playoff performance.

However, it is as strong as Durant, who has scored 4878 points in the playoffs so far, but with the Suns already locked up the playoffs, he still has a chance to become the 7th Mr. 5000 in playoff history this year, so let's take a look at the 6 players who have scored more than 5000+ points in the playoffs.

6.蒂姆邓肯（5172分）

In the playoffs, he averaged 20.6 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2.3 blocks per game

Although everyone's impression of Duncan has always been a defensive gate, as the No. 1 forward in history, he is naturally not bad offensively. Duncan averaged 20.7 points per game when he made the playoffs for the first time, and he averaged more than 20 points per game for 10 consecutive seasons in his prime. However, Duncan's 5,172 points are the most important thing about his excellent ability to lead the team, and in his 19-year career, he has never missed the playoffs, and his 251 games are also the third all-time.

Duncan, as one of the players with the most team style in the supergiant, in order to help the team win the championship, he himself was willing to make sacrifices on the offensive end, dispersing more of the ball to Parker and Ginobili, and it was because of this that he was able to win so many championships. If Duncan insists on scoring on his own, then his playoff total points are more than 6000+ or even possible, but then he won't win that many championships.

5. Shaquille O'Neal (5250 points)

Playoff averages: 24.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 blocks

When O'Neal entered the league, many people wanted to see him become a top superstar in the league, and his performance did not disappoint everyone. In his first playoff game, O'Neal averaged 20.7 points and 13.3 rebounds per game, and after adapting to the intensity of the playoffs, his performance got better and better, and he averaged more than 25 points per game in the playoffs for nine consecutive seasons since 1995.

In the peak years of the Lakers, O'Neal sometimes chose to paddle in the regular season and wait until the playoffs to exert his strength, so he did not average 30+ per game in the regular season in his career, but he had 3 playoff games. With O'Neal's help, the Lakers also won the only triple-winning championship so far in the 21st century, and he was the undisputed first man in the league with his absolute dominance at that time. It's a pity that since O'Neal left the Lakers, he has declined too quickly due to injuries, and his average points per game have also lowered his overall stats.

4. Kobe Bryant (5640 points)

Playoffs averages: 25.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game

Although Kobe Bryant was just an ordinary substitute when he first entered the league, through his unremitting efforts, he bought himself more and more playing time, and directly sat in the starting position. In fact, Kobe Bryant is indeed a basketball genius, if it weren't for him, the Lakers wouldn't have won three consecutive championships at that time, especially in the 2001 playoffs, Kobe Bryant averaged 29.1 points per game, and his role was no less than O'Neal's.

After O'Neal left the team in 2004, Kobe Bryant became the big leader of this team, and his individual performance is certainly not to be said, but due to the team's lineup problems, the Lakers' record in the next three seasons was very poor. Fortunately, Kobe Bryant did not give up completely, and after being strengthened later, the Lakers won another two-game championship. As one of the best scorers in history, Kobe Bryant was still able to score 30 points per game in the playoffs at the age of 33, but unfortunately after the Achilles tendon ruptured, Kobe's state plummeted, and his career was forced to end early.

3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5762 points)

Playoffs averages: 24.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game

As a former NBA all-time scoring leader, Abdul-Jabbar's scoring ability and career length are also known in history, and he was also unstoppable in the playoffs at his peak, averaging 35.2 points, 16.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in his first year in the playoffs. However, Abdul-Jabbar's playoff performance was not particularly consistent, and in 1973 he averaged "only" 22.8 points per game, which was obviously unqualified for a supergiant of his kind.

After joining the Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar also began to accumulate strength in the regular season and went all out in the playoffs, so we can see that even if he is getting older, his performance in the playoffs is still very outstanding, and he can still average 25.9 points per game at the age of 38. Under Abdul-Jabbar's leadership, the Lakers have also won five championships in a row, and the last time they won the championship, Abdul-Jabbar was 40 years old, and he still averaged 14.1 points per game that year.

2. Michael Jordan (5987 points)

Playoff averages: 33.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.1 steals per game

Compared with Chamberlain and other scoring gods, Jordan's individual offense in the playoffs is obviously better, compared to the regular season, his average points per game increased by 3.3 points, on the other hand, Chamberlain also dropped by 7.6 points. One of Jordan's worst seasons in the playoffs was when he played the playoffs for the first time, when he averaged 29.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game, but that would have been something that no one else would have been able to play for the rest of his life.

In the playoffs the following year, Jordan averaged 43.7 points per game, and although he only played three games, it was also a testament to his terrifying scoring ability. After that, Jordan's average points per game basically remained stable at more than 30 points, and until the last time he won the championship, the 34-year-old Jordan still averaged 32.4 points per game. Although Jordan played 179 games in the playoffs and ranked 18th all-time, he was the leading scorer in the playoffs until 2017.

1. LeBron James (8023 points)

Playoff averages: 28.4 points, 9 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 1 block

While James has often said he's not a scorer, it's clear from the stats and records that he's just being humble, and as a double scorer in both the regular season and the playoffs, James has elevated both records to a point where other players can only look up to them. James is the only player with 40,000 points in the regular season, and he is the only player with 8,000 points in the playoffs, and Jordan's 5,987 points are behind him.

In James' playoff career, he averaged more than 30+ points per game in a total of 6 seasons, with his best year averaging 35.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. Now in his 40s, James is still in excellent form and still has a chance to lead the Lakers to the playoffs this season, but only if he beats a strong opponent in the playoffs.